Welcome to the Village! I want to make sure you get the greatest possible benefit from this group. PleaseI start by introducing yourself, and then, stop in every day and make many friends. I promise to log in every day to keep an eye out for questions. On this wall, I can only answer questions that can be answered, briefly, but if you are a premium member, which will be just $12 a month until the end of the year, we will have a Beginner Dinner live Zoom call once a month, on the second Thursday, for you to ask any questions. You'll be mainly using one or two areas of this Skool group. You'll be mainly focusing on the discussion on this wall, and as you can see, there is already a Breathing Easily Masterclass. If you are in the premium tier, you'll spend an equal amount of time in the Classroom, and of course, participate in the monthly Beginner Dinner Building friendships with other runners will enhance every part of your running journey. I am super happy to have you here! How to use Discussion Categories: • QUESTIONS for Deb: The place to ask two types of questions. One, brief questions I can answer in a couple of sentences. Two, longer questions I can answer in the monthly Beginner Dinner for premium members. For these, start with "This is for this month's Beginner Dinner (Live Q & A.)" • ANNOUNCEMENTS: These will be announcements from me. • INSPIRATION: This is where you - or I - post anything we believe will be inspiring to the members of this community, whether it be a milestone you reached, a motivational quote, or an article. • PODCASTS: This is where I'll link to each episode when it goes live. • EXERCISES and DRILLS: I'll share the ones I feel are most important and most appropriate for beginners

Hi Deb Any idea when the first Beginner Runner dinner may be?

What did you do, yesterday? Did you get any miles in? You know the saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"? Well, that was on my mind as we ran. The humidity was off the charts, but we gritted it out. The reward is always the camaraderie of time with friends.

Good Morning! I think of you often when I’m out running and always feel grateful for your coaching!! Just wanted you to know that it’s all going well!! I am slowly working my way up the levels. Sometimes I have MCAS flareups and have to take the week off but I feel great when I get back at it. I’m figuring out my own schedule but the goal for me is always to interval run more than 10 miles a week. I’m excited to get to higher levels and start signing up for races and to visit Tampa at some point. Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate you and your coaching! Your program gave me hope after a long and discouraging phase of illness. Thank you!!! Smiles, Brandy

Thank you @Debbie Voiles for putting on such a comprehensive beginner program. I found the information was pitched at the right level - and there is so much to it! Thank you for generously offering to host another meeting in 3 weeks. That's encouragement for me to get it together and make big strides in the coming weeks. Perfect timing with the autumn weather here now.